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Analysis of the Gravimetric Composition of Urban Solid Waste from the Municipality of Belém/PA

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  • Gabriel Pereira Colares da Silva

    (Graduate Program of Civil Engineering, Campus Profissional-UFPA, Universidade Federal do Pará, Rua Augusto Corrêa N° 1, Belém 66075-110, Brazil)

  • Fernanda Paula da Costa Assunção

    (Graduate Program of Civil Engineering, Campus Profissional-UFPA, Universidade Federal do Pará, Rua Augusto Corrêa N° 1, Belém 66075-110, Brazil)

  • Diogo Oliveira Pereira

    (Graduate Program of Civil Engineering, Campus Profissional-UFPA, Universidade Federal do Pará, Rua Augusto Corrêa N° 1, Belém 66075-110, Brazil)

  • Jorge Fernando Hungria Ferreira

    (Graduate Program of Civil Engineering, Campus Profissional-UFPA, Universidade Federal do Pará, Rua Augusto Corrêa N° 1, Belém 66075-110, Brazil)

  • Josiane Coutinho Mathews

    (Graduate Program of Civil Engineering, Campus Profissional-UFPA, Universidade Federal do Pará, Rua Augusto Corrêa N° 1, Belém 66075-110, Brazil)

  • Débora Prissila Reis Sandim

    (Graduate Program of Civil Engineering, Campus Profissional-UFPA, Universidade Federal do Pará, Rua Augusto Corrêa N° 1, Belém 66075-110, Brazil)

  • Higor Ribeiro Borges

    (Graduate Program of Civil Engineering, Campus Profissional-UFPA, Universidade Federal do Pará, Rua Augusto Corrêa N° 1, Belém 66075-110, Brazil)

  • Mel Safira Cruz do Nascimento

    (Faculty of Sanitary and Environmental Engineering, Campus Professional-UFPA, Universidade Federal do Pará, Rua Corrêa N° 1, Belém 66075-900, Brazil)

  • Neyson Martins Mendonça

    (Faculty of Sanitary and Environmental Engineering, Campus Professional-UFPA, Universidade Federal do Pará, Rua Corrêa N° 1, Belém 66075-900, Brazil)

  • Isaque Wilkson de Sousa Brandão

    (Faculty of Sanitary and Environmental Engineering, Campus Professional-UFPA, Universidade Federal do Pará, Rua Corrêa N° 1, Belém 66075-900, Brazil)

  • André Oliveira Menezes

    (Laboratory of Catalyst Preparation and Catalytic Cracking, Section of Chemical Engineering, Instituto Militar de Engenharia-IME, Praça General Tibúrcio N°. 80, Rio de Janeiro 22290-270, Brazil)

  • Luiz Eduardo Pizarro Borges

    (Laboratory of Catalyst Preparation and Catalytic Cracking, Section of Chemical Engineering, Instituto Militar de Engenharia-IME, Praça General Tibúrcio N°. 80, Rio de Janeiro 22290-270, Brazil)

  • José Almir Rodrigues Pereira

    (Graduate Program of Civil Engineering, Campus Profissional-UFPA, Universidade Federal do Pará, Rua Augusto Corrêa N° 1, Belém 66075-110, Brazil
    Faculty of Sanitary and Environmental Engineering, Campus Professional-UFPA, Universidade Federal do Pará, Rua Corrêa N° 1, Belém 66075-900, Brazil)

  • Nélio Teixeira Machado

    (Graduate Program of Civil Engineering, Campus Profissional-UFPA, Universidade Federal do Pará, Rua Augusto Corrêa N° 1, Belém 66075-110, Brazil
    Faculty of Sanitary and Environmental Engineering, Campus Professional-UFPA, Universidade Federal do Pará, Rua Corrêa N° 1, Belém 66075-900, Brazil)

Abstract

This article aimed to evaluate, using statistical tools, the generation and composition of municipal solid waste (MSW) in the city of Belém, Pará, from nine urban collection sectors in the municipality and the average nominal income of the population. Approximately 900 kg of urban solid waste was collected from the municipality in the period from 2021 to 2022. Statistical tests were carried out on hypotheses with 5% significance in comparative evaluations and their respective average nominal incomes. The results indicated that the organic fraction corresponded to 55.57% of the waste generated in the municipality, 14.26% was inert waste (potentially contaminating), and 0.67% was miscellaneous waste. It was observed that the waste generated by families with high purchasing power tended to contain higher percentages of recyclables while in families with lower purchasing power, the highest percentages tended to be organic. Knowledge of the generation of MSW is fundamental for the choice and dimensioning of operations and processes involved in the management chain at the municipal level. The decentralization of services offered based on solid waste management would enable greater success in serving the population.

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  • Gabriel Pereira Colares da Silva & Fernanda Paula da Costa Assunção & Diogo Oliveira Pereira & Jorge Fernando Hungria Ferreira & Josiane Coutinho Mathews & Débora Prissila Reis Sandim & Higor Ribeiro , 2024. "Analysis of the Gravimetric Composition of Urban Solid Waste from the Municipality of Belém/PA," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 16(13), pages 1-17, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:16:y:2024:i:13:p:5438-:d:1422878
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